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6B – Daily News – Wednesday, July 14, 2010 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, July 14, the 195th day of 2010. There are 170 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 14, 1960, British researcher Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve in the Tanganyika Territo- ry (in present-day Tanzania) to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild. On this date: DILBERT® By Scott Adams In 1789, during the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven pris- oners inside. In 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the United States government. In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry relayed to Japanese officials a letter from President Millard Fillmore, requesting trade relations. (Fillmore’s term of office had already expired by the time the letter was delivered.) In 1881, outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias ‘‘Billy the Kid,’’ was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, N.M. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1913, Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Neb. In 1921, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bar- tolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Mass., of murdering a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (Sacco and Vanzetti were executed six years later.) In 1933, all German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed. In 1958, the army of Iraq overthrew the monarchy. In 1960, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas was nom- inated for vice president at the Democratic national con- vention in Los Angeles. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker In 1966, eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory. Ten years ago: A powerful solar flare disrupted some satellite and shortwave radio communications. The 13th International AIDS Conference came to a close in Dur- ban, South Africa. Actress Meredith MacRae of TV’s ‘‘Pet- ticoat Junction’’ died in Manhattan Beach, Calif. at 56. Five years ago: Chief U.S. Justice William H. Rehn- quist, ending a two-day stay in the hospital, pledged to continue working as long as his health permitted. (Rehn- quist died in Sept. 2005.) One year ago: At her Senate confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor pushed back vigorous- ly against Republican charges that she would bring bias and a liberal agenda to the nation’s highest bench. Dis- graced financier Bernard Madoff arrived at the Butner Fed- eral Correctional Complex in North Carolina to begin serv- ing a 150-year sentence. The American League contin- ued its dominance over the National League with a 4-3 win in the All-Star game at new Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Today’s Birthdays: Playwright Arthur Laurents is 93. Actor Dale Robertson is 87. Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 84. Actress Nancy Olson is 82. Actress Polly Bergen is 80. Former football player Rosey Grier is 78. Actor Vin- cent Pastore is 64. Former music company executive Tommy Mottola is 61. Rock musician Chris Cross (Ultravox) is 58. Actor Jerry Houser is 58. Actor-director Eric Laneuville is 58. Actor Stan Shaw is 58. Movie produc- er Scott Rudin is 52. Singer-guitarist Kyle Gass is 50. Coun- try musician Ray Herndon (McBride and the Ride) is 50. Actress Jane Lynch is 50. Actor Jackie Earle Haley is 49. Actor Matthew Fox is 44. Rock musician Ellen Reid (Crash Test Dummies) is 44. Rock singer-musician Tanya Donelly is 44. Actress Missy Gold is 40. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Ross Rebagliati is 39. Rhythm-and- blues singer Tameka Cottle (Xscape) is 35. Country singer Jamey Johnson is 35. Hip-hop musician taboo (Black Eyed Peas) is 35. Actor Scott Porter is 31. Thought for Today: ‘‘A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.’’ — Joseph Addison, English essayist and poet (1672-1719). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP